The Democracy Fund is supporting the Overseas Vote Foundation in an effort to enlist election officials and computer scientists to dig deeper into the topic of remote online voting and identify new approaches that incorporate security, auditability and usability.

Ohio’s Secretary of State says new data showing evidence of non-citizen voting means that the state needs online voter registration – a slightly different approach from other states where similar data had led to calls for voter ID.

The nation’s high court declined to hear a case challenging Minnesota’s electioneering restrictions on campaign apparel and buttons in the polling place. Issues remain, however – meaning that the case is resolved for now but likely not forever.

Two recent articles by leading election law experts suggest that a system based on data and disclosure could be a viable alternative for the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v Holder.

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